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The 700-hp Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 takes the honor as AutoWeek's Best in Show for this year's Geneva motor show.

The Geneva motor show has something of a tradition as the home of unique and sometimes wacky cars. But the 2011 edition will go down as the year of the sports cars.

Major debuts from Ferrari and Lamborghini, as well as a sports car from Alfa Romeo, grabbed plenty of headlines--and all three cars earned honors as AutoWeek Editors' Choice Award winners. The other award goes to a modern interpretation of an iconic Volkswagen--the Bulli/Microbus concept.

Here are the Editors' Choice Awards for Geneva:

Best In Show: Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4

There was a lot of discussion among the AutoWeek editors about which category this car should win (there was never any question that it should win something). With its revolutionary, lightweight carbon-fiber chassis aimed at improving the power-to-weight ratio, this car could have been Most Significant. In fact, the Aventador owes its lightweight construction to the Sesto Elemento concept, our Most Significant pick at last fall's Paris show. With its 700-hp V12 pushing it to 60 mph in less than 2.9 seconds, the Aventador certainly could have been Most Fun. But ultimately, it so overwhelmed everything else in the building that we had to make it Best in Show. Toro!

By its sheer presence, the Ferrari FF absorbs everything around it. It is huge--way too big to be a Ferrari, you'd think. It is also revolutionary by the standards of the marque--from its groundbreaking all-wheel drive to comfortable seating for four and room for luggage contained within its shooting-brake styling. Yet with 660 hp and a 0-to-60-mph time of less than 3.7 seconds, it assuredly will be every bit the race car Ferrari boss Luca di Montezemolo promises. "A Ferrari that opens a new era," he said.

All those guys tinkering in American garages with ancient Giuliettas can now rejoice. While it was presented as a concept, Alfa chief Harald Wester immediately announced the 200-hp mid-engine coupe would go on sale worldwide by 2013. The stylish coupe uses carbon fiber and aluminum to cut down on weight and thus make the most of its 1.7-liter four. Expect 0 to 60 mph to come up in less than five seconds and a top speed of 155 mph, priced in the low-$60,000 range. A soft top is rumored to be next in the making.

Others Considered: Volkswagen Bulli, Mini Rocketman, Saab PhoeniX.

Most Fun: Volkswagen Bulli

Ten years after we were all cruelly teased--then disappointed--by the Microbus concept of 2001, Volkswagen comes back with this promising though much smaller showstopper. The VW Bulli (the name for the original VW van in Germany) offers the same mix of fun and practicality found in VW vans all the way back to the original, more than 60 years ago. True to the beloved 'bus of old, this concept seats five or six on bench seats that fold down to make a bed. The concept was powered by an electric drivetrain but is clearly designed with an eye toward accepting gasoline or diesel fours up to 1.4 liters driving the front wheels. Production was not confirmed, but look for the Bulli in dealers within a few years.